Child&#39;s go-cart or chair.



No. 724,740.] PATENTED APR. 7, 1903.

0. R. DE LA sABLiERE. OHILDS GO-GART OR CHAIR.

, APPLIOATIONQ FILED APR. 9, 1902.

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UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

CHARLES ROCHEREAU DE LA SABLIERE, or TORONTO, CANADA.

CHILDS GO-CART OR CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N 0. 724,740, dated April '7, 1903.

Application filed April 9, 1902. Serial No. 102,053. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.- 7

Be it known that I, CHARLES RooHERnA DE LA SABLIERE, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Childrens Go-Oarts or Chairs,

of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a chair or go-cart in which a child may sit upright and which may be adjusted to allow the child to sleep in a reclining position; and it consists, essentially, in forming the chair or go-cart with a connected seat and back, which are pivoted between the sides, provided with rearward extensions to close the gap which would otherwise appear between the sides and back when the latter is tilted, substantially as hereinafter more specifically described and then definitely claimed.

v pivot on the sides A the bail Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention, showing the parts in their normal position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the seat and back tilted. Figs. 3. and tare perspective views of parts of the sides and back, showing the back in its normal and in its tilted position.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures. I

My invention is shownfas applied toa gocart, being supplied with the usual runninggear. If the invention be applied toa chair, the running-gear is of course omitted and legs supplied instead.

I The body of the cart comprises the sides A, provided with the usual arms B and handle C. The back D, the seat E, and the footrest F are rigidly connected together and are pivoted at the point a on the sides A at or above the level of the seat. Secured to the sides A are the rearward extensions G, formed in such a shape as to close the triangular gap which would otherwise be left when the back of the cart is tilted to the position shown in Figs. 2'and 4.

In order to hold the back, seat,and footrest in their normal and inclined position, I H, which when the back is inclined rests upon the hooks b, secured to the back. When the parts are in their normal position, a loop 0 in the center of the bail is engaged with the headed pin d, secured to the back near the seat. While the arrangement just described answers the purpose admirably, I do not wish to confine myself to its use, as various constructions might be devised which would hold the parts in their normal or tilte'd positions equally well.

The construction of the various partsisimmaterial, as they may be made in various ways and with greater or less elaboration of ornament. The cart may. of course be provided with the usual accessories, such as parasol, cushions, retaining-strap, &c.

It is an important feature of my invention that the angles of the back, seat, and foot-rest relative to one another are not altered, any change of position being of the body as a whole.

Another point of importance is the fact that thetilting. parts have their pivot at or above th'elevel of the seat and not below it, so that the position of the center of gravity is shifted onlyto a very small extent and the weight on the gear is not shifted back and forth from the front wheels to the rear, and vice versa.

, This chair is readily shipped knocked down by not gluing up the cross-bars and handle and not riveting the pivots, so that much economy of space results in shipping.

I am aware that tilting chairs are not new; but I am not aware thataback and seat have hitherto been pivoted to swing between stationary sides or at the point described.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. In a go-cart a seat and back rigidly connected together so that their relative positions do not alter,in combination with suitably-supported sides between which the seat and back are pivoted, the pivot for the seat and back being located at the level of the seat, and :the sides projecting above said pivot and forming arms for the cart or chair when the parts are in their normal position; and means for holding the back and seat in a normal or in a tilted-back position, substantially as described.

2. In a go-cart a seat, back and foot-rest rigidly connected together so that their relative positions do not alter, in combination with suitably-supported sides between which the seat, back and foot-rest are pivoted, the pivot for the seat, back and foot-rest being located at the level of the seat, and the sides projecting above said pivot and forming arms for the cart or chair when the parts are in their normal position; and means for holdin; the back and seatin a normal orin a tilted-back position, substantially as described.

3. In a go-cart a seat and back rigidly connected togetherso that their relative positions do not a1ter,in combination with suitably-supported sides between which the seat and back are pivoted, the pivot for the seat and back being located at the level of the seat, the sides being shaped to form rearwardly and upwardly extending handles, and projecting above said pivot and forming arms for the cart or chair when the parts are in their normal position; and means for holding the back and seat in a normal or in a tilted-back position, substantially as described.

4. In a chair or go-cart, sides provided with arms and rearward extensions, in combination with a seat, back and foot-rest, pivoted so that they may be swung back, the said seat, back and foot-rest being rigidly connected together and movable with each other whereby their relative positions are not altered, the said rearward extensions closing the gap which would otherwise exist between the back and the sides; and means for holding the swinging parts in their normal or in theirtilted position, substantially as described.

Toronto, February 28, 1902.

CHARLES ROOHEREAU DE LA SABLIERE. In presence of JOHN G. RIDoU'r,

J. M. WEBSTER. 

